People Believe What They Want
December 5, 2022
One of my character flaws is that when famous people say stupid stuff, I really don't react much other than to mock it.
 
Many Americans are horrified that rap guy Kanye West said he liked some things about Hitler, a historical mass murderer. Perhaps the entertainer likes his stamp mustache, maybe his dog. We don't know. But why would anyone care? Mr. West, as the song goes, "don't know much about history" or anything else. And, living in a narcissistic world, it is beyond his capability to understand the massive pain any positive mention of the Third Reich brings. I'd even send West my book "Killing the SS," but I know he'd never read it because it's not about him.
  
Shortly before Thanksgiving, NBC commentator Joy Reid said on the air that celebrating the holiday was offensive because the Mayflower folks were only interested in abusing Native Americans, and the Plymouth Colony was a genocide preview.  
 
Totally absurd, as the colonists were utterly dependent on local Indians for day-to-day survival. Ms. Reid spouts this nonsense because she despises her country.
 
It all comes down to the truism that "people believe what they want to believe." Donald Trump has no doubt the 2020 election was corrupt, and he continues to demand remedies be taken. Joe Biden is adamant that the southern border is secure. Hillary Clinton is trying to convince everyone that American women have lost their rights.
 
No problem commenting on any or all of that stuff. But for me, it's primarily eye-roll time. Been there, heard that.
 
See you this evening for the No Spin News.
Posted by Bill O'Reilly at 6:45 AM
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